Multiple fires continue to rage across southern California and remain barely contained as of Friday evening local time. Over 150,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders, as police announce a curfew to prevent looting in affected areas.
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00:00Longtime Pacific Palisades resident Maria Demina says goodbye to the ruins of her home,
00:13destroyed by the fires still raging through the coastal area of Southern California.
00:21To see this, we actually came to say thank you to our house for being good to us, and
00:32we were good to it, so kind of end of a life story here and then another life will be gone.
00:44Demina's neighborhood was decimated by the largest of the wildfires that have set much
00:48of Los Angeles County ablaze for days, spurred by dry conditions and high winds.
00:56Better wind conditions on Friday helped fire crews bring the Palisades fire on the West
01:00Coast to 8 percent containment, while the Eaton fire in East L.A. is only 3 percent
01:05contained.
01:06As of Friday evening local time, at least 11 people have been killed in the fires, with
01:15The death toll expected to rise once emergency crews are cleared to search the ruins.
01:22Thousands of buildings and entire neighborhoods have been destroyed, and over 150,000 people
01:28are under mandatory evacuation orders.
01:31Another 160,000 face evacuation warnings as the fires continue their path of destruction.
01:37The L.A. County Police Department has also announced a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. to
01:42prevent looting in evacuation areas.
01:45Enforcing a curfew is an important tool that will help keep the burn areas and the evacuated
01:50properties secure, keeping looters out.
01:53This effort also helps protect public safety personnel who are operating in darkness in
01:58very difficult conditions.
02:01The police chief says the National Guard will be sent in to help with traffic control in
02:08affected areas.
02:12As thick clouds of smoke hung over the city, volunteers came together to distribute food,
02:17clothing and toiletries to those in need, as they tried to cheer up displaced residents
02:22with some much-needed warmth from the community.
02:25Dolphine Chen and Tiffany Wong for Taiwan Plus.